Packaging and the circular economy mindset
There was an interesting piece in the press over the weekend featuring the Recycling Association doing their regular thing singling out the UK's worst packaging...
Sustainability in my local election campaign
May 7, 2019
Long time readers will know that I've always shared my time time running Terra Infirma Ltd with being an elected Councillor on Newcastle City Council....
Reduce, Reuse, Re… uh.
Apr 4, 2019
Twice recently we have had domestic appliances fail. Our dishwasher appears to have been attacked by a rat which chewed through a seal leading to...
Reversing the bias against reuse
Apr 1, 2019
Last Friday it was my birthday and middle child got me a rather wonderful vintage cycling top from our rather wonderful new(wish) local vintage shop,...
Keeping Sustainability Simple, Stupid
Mar 25, 2019
Yesterday I was talking to somebody who was lauding the kerbside recycling system in the London borough where they used to live compared to what...
Waste is a massive economic loss
Feb 27, 2019
I was very taken with this Edie news story about plastic pollution which quotes the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's estimate that $80-120 billion's worth of plastic...
Why we shouldn’t ban plastic waste exports
Feb 11, 2019
A group of well-meaning MPs has tabled an Early Day Motion to oppose the export of plastic waste to third world countries, saying it should...
Santa & Sustainability
Dec 7, 2018
Pity the poor hack who has to write a Christmas-themed environmental piece at this time of year. This one, "Can you have a plastic...
Deconstructing our consumerism
Nov 30, 2018
As a qualified engineer, the good old British taxpayer spent a small fortune teaching me how to make things, but not a penny teaching me...
One glimmer amongst the Budget gloom
Oct 31, 2018
I missed the live UK Budget announcements as I was out at a nature reserve in Norfolk, celebrating the middle one's birthday by, amongst other...